2021
Prevention of Lyme and other tickborne diseases using a rodent‐targeted approach: A randomized controlled trial in Connecticut
Hinckley A, Niesobecki S, Connally N, Hook S, Biggerstaff B, Horiuchi K, Hojgaard A, Mead P, Meek J. Prevention of Lyme and other tickborne diseases using a rodent‐targeted approach: A randomized controlled trial in Connecticut. Zoonoses And Public Health 2021, 68: 578-587. PMID: 34050628, PMCID: PMC10898493, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTickborne diseasesTreatment groupsInfection ratePlacebo-controlled trialPublic health problemTick encountersIxodes scapularis ticksTick exposureHousehold membersHealth problemsPathogen infection ratesDiseaseScapularis ticksSignificant differencesNymphal ticksTransmission cycleTrialsEnzootic cycleInterventionPathogen transmission cyclesBait boxesBiannual surveysGroupTicksYearsHuman‐tick encounters as a measure of tickborne disease risk in lyme disease endemic areas
Hook S, Nawrocki C, Meek J, Feldman K, White J, Connally N, Hinckley A. Human‐tick encounters as a measure of tickborne disease risk in lyme disease endemic areas. Zoonoses And Public Health 2021, 68: 384-392. PMID: 33554467, PMCID: PMC10883354, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12810.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Pet ownership increases human risk of encountering ticks
Jones E, Hinckley A, Hook S, Meek J, Backenson B, Kugeler K, Feldman K. Pet ownership increases human risk of encountering ticks. Zoonoses And Public Health 2017, 65: 74-79. PMID: 28631423, PMCID: PMC7053298, DOI: 10.1111/zph.12369.Peer-Reviewed Original Research